What Is SCADA? Supervisory Control Without Replacing the PLC
SCADA sits above PLCs and RTUs: it acquires field data, alarms operators, and issues supervisory commands across plants and remote assets—without replacing local deterministic control.

Designed to deliver robust and deterministic control for medium-sized automation systems, the CX5020-0125 Embedded PC is a compact, DIN rail-mountable controller featuring a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom® Z530 processor. This hardware unit functions as a high-density PLC and motion controller, executing complex control tasks through integrated software runtimes. It is engineered with automatic bus recognition, allowing direct physical connection and communication with both Beckhoff K-bus terminals and high-speed EtherCAT E-bus systems.
The unit incorporates comprehensive connectivity interfaces directly on its compact housing, minimizing the footprint within industrial control enclosures. It includes dual independent Gigabit Ethernet ports, multiple USB 2.0 interfaces, and a dedicated DVI-D output for direct human-machine interface (HMI) connection. To ensure high data integrity during unplanned power losses, the CX5020-0125 is equipped with an integrated 1-second UPS that writes persistent variables to an exchangeable Compact Flash card.
| Beckhoff |
| CX5020-0125 |
| Intel Atom® Z530, 1.6 GHz (Single Core) |
| 512 MB RAM (expandable ex factory to 1 GB) |
| Compact Flash card slot (128 MB card included, expandable) |
| Integrated 1-second UPS (1 MB of persistent data written to CF card) |
| Windows Embedded CE 6 or Windows Embedded Standard 2009 |
| TwinCAT 2 runtime, TwinCAT 3 runtime (XAR) |
| Performance (40) |
| E-bus (EtherCAT) or K-bus (automatic recognition) |
| 2 A (E-bus/K-bus) |
| 24 V DC (-15% / +20%) |
| 13 W (maximum) |
| -25 degC to +60 degC |
| -40 degC to +85 degC |
| 95%, non-condensing |
| IP20 |
| Conforms to EN 60068-2-6 / EN 60068-2-27 |
| Conforms to EN 61000-6-2 (Immunity) / EN 61000-6-4 (Emission) |
| 106 mm x 100 mm x 92 mm |
| Approx. 575 g |
| Interface Type | Specification / Connection Count |
|---|---|
| 2 x RJ45 (10/100/1000 Mbit/s, independent) | |
| 1 x DVI-D port | |
| 4 x USB 2.0 ports | |
| Integrated direct connection to Beckhoff terminal bus | |
| 1 x Slot for optional interfaces (factory configurable) |
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| Country of origin |
Germany
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